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 Posted on December 3, 2018  |  1 minutes  |  67 words  |  

Pre-Blast

  • 16 HIM joined YHC for 2.15 miles at Wolverine with one mission in mind: set a new record as a team. We succeeded.

The Warmup

  • Pledge of Allegiance at the flag
  • Run to the b-ball court.
  • Circle up for: SSH, Prisoner Squats, Merkins.
  • Run to the big track.

The Thang

Rotate PAX calling 20 Burpees at each corner of the track. Total: 330. 2.15 miles.

COT

angry-elf  biner  bogo  build-a-bear  doogie  flip-flop  hi-liter  karma-chameleon  khakis  ma-bell  one-four  pbx  pet-sounds  pierogi  pivot  saban  sabre 

Hell Squats @ Dante's Peak

 Posted on November 30, 2018  |  4 minutes  |  675 words  |  

30 Nov 2018 QIC: Parker PAX: Ashbury, Blueprint, Bogo, Earhart, Frisco, Goose, Hot Spot, Ma Bell, Meatloaf, Milton Bradley, Monkey Nut, Parker, Squatter, Theismann, Trike 15 PAX gathered in the seasonably pleasant gloom at Dante’s for YHCs first Q in a few months. After Water Wings stood me up for the EC run in, I was ready to talk to somebody. And talk, did they ever. 0545 sharp, Disclaimer, then mosey down to the cul-de-sac for Warmup [Read More]
ashbury  blueprint  bogo  earhart  frisco  goose  hotspot  ma-bell  meatloaf  milton-bradley  monkey-nut  parker  squatter  theismann  trike 

Cold Burpees

 Posted on November 29, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  494 words  |  

It was a cold morning at the finest AO in NW Cary, on a Thursday morning. The mumblechatter abounded on slack about the impending Burpee beatdown and there were still two dozen PAX in attendance. Here is how it went down…. Disclaimer to two FNGs - Welcome Molson and Ratchet! At 5:45 sharp many PAXs were surprised as YHC started jogging. Quick warm up run to the front middle school parking lot for some warm up. [Read More]
badlands  beaker  biner  bogo  clementine  crimson  deuce  disco-duck  ezekiel  frisco  geek-squad  goose  hotty-toddy  kenny  lawn-dart  molson  nature-boy  pbx  ratchet  sky-blue  sooey  swag  trike  two-factor 

10-20-30-40 + Rocks

 Posted on November 27, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  407 words  |  

It was a beautiful morning. 47 degrees, a bit damp…a good day for F3. I just returned from NYC and was slightly unprepared… though it didn’t stop me. 23 PAX were waiting for me with my on-time arrival with a minute to spare. Banjo was not so lucky…yes, you guessed it, penalty burpies for Banjo’s “not-so” on-time arrival. The Start The Pledge We then jogged (plus side shuffles) up to DDMS in anticipation to find the rock pile along Davis Dr. [Read More]
ali  ashbury  badlands  banjo  bogo  build-a-bear  crimson  deuce  ezekiel  flacco  franklin  geek-squad  karma-chameleon  lawn-dart  liverpool  meatloaf  milton-bradley  nature-boy  one-four  saban  sabre  sloth  sooey  swag 

The Princess Bride

 Posted on November 27, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  537 words  |  

Today the brute squad assembled early in the fields of Florin to enjoy a workout that would include Fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, true love, miracles. However the pax wasn’t impressed and responded. “Doesn’t sound too bad. I’ll try to stay awake”, “Oh, well, thank you very much, very nice of you. Your vote of confidence is overwhelming” dread pirate pivot answered back…. A quick warm-up lap around the parking lot and then circle up to meet the characters [Read More]
badlands  beaker  biner  bogo  box-spring  cool-beans  doogie  earhart  ezekiel  flacco  franklin  geek-squad  hotty-toddy  katniss  lawn-dart  liverpool  nature-boy  one-four  open-out  parker  pbx  pivot  rooney  sky-blue  sosa  trike 

Thankful (especially for FNGs on Thanksgiving)

 Posted on November 23, 2018  |  4 minutes  |  685 words  |  

YHC is thankful for many things; my loving family, a full table this Thanksgiving, and a purpose-driven career. But, above all things, I’m thankful for the blessings of FNGs on Thanksgiving Day. More to come, but first: The annual Thanksgiving Convergence means the men of Carpex descend upon the finest AO in all the land, Bradford’s Ordinary, and this year the weather right-perfect for a proper beatdown. EC run waves launched at 0600 and 0630 (psst, Frisco showed up at 0538 texting YHC, “um when are we starting? [Read More]
angry-elf  aristocrat  banjo  bartman  biner  bluewater  bogo  build-a-bear  burt  can-of-corn  captain-kirk  chairman-mao  chinese-downhill  coney  crimson  denali  disco-duck  frisco  hello-kitty  hi-liter  horatio  joe-smith  kermit  largemouth  leprechaun  nerf  ollie  parker  pickles  pivot  press-on  quiver  red-ryder  rooney  shut-in  smokey  sooey  sosa  sour-mash  staubach  theismann  traffic-cone  turducken  two-factor  yoga-mat 

The Caterers I Hired Suck!

 Posted on November 20, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  403 words  |  

This morning I hosted (what may have been) the first ever Field of Dreams Welcome Party, which started 15 minutes prior to the workout. Invitations went out to the entire PAX however Ma Bell, Largemouth, Biner, PBX, Katniss, Bogo, Two Factor, Liverpool, Sosa, Crimson & YHC RSVP’d. We gathered in the parking lot and ran over to the shelter near the soccer field, but when we arrived I noticed the food I ordered from the caterers hadn’t arrived yet. [Read More]
biner  bogo  crimson  flacco  geek-squad  goose  karma-chameleon  katniss  largemouth  liverpool  ma-bell  pbx  pivot  sabre  sooey  sosa  squatter  trike  two-factor 

Liverpool Loves Dips

 Posted on November 19, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  345 words  |  

Feeling like the ankle is getting back to full speed, and with the Thanksgiving convergence coming up, YHC knew he needed to shake a little bootcamp beatdown rust off. There is no finer AO on a Monday morning at 0530 on Davis Drive than Wolverine, for said beatdown. Oh, but first HIM of all HIMs Build-a-Bear called a 0455 EC run and YHC felt obliged to join. Grizzly Bear Ollie was there to boot and it was a wonderful 3 mile loop. [Read More]
ashbury  banjo  biner  bogo  build-a-bear  callahan  doogie  ezekiel  flacco  geek-squad  hello-kitty  hi-liter  karma-chameleon  liverpool  meatloaf  milton-bradley  ollie  pbx  pivot  saban  sabre  tubeless 

Rocks, Rocks and more Rocks

 Posted on November 14, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  446 words  |  

Was enjoying chatting up the group when suddenly it was time to go - one burpee OYO i called and then follow me. FIrst Moore came up to me and was very concerned about where we were headed as his FNG had not yet arrived. Dont worry i assured him as we rounded the corner to the back of the parking lot as i had every intention of staying in the exact same parking lot for our warm up. [Read More]
angry-elf  badlands  banjo  bartman  bogo  build-a-bear  burt  chinese-downhill  ck  cluster  coney  disco-duck  flacco  flip-flop  franklin  frisco  hello-kitty  hermes  karma-chameleon  lactaid  liverpool  moore  nature-boy  oofta  pivot  saban  sabre  shut-in  sky-blue  smokey  youbetcha 

Where's the Rain?

 Posted on November 13, 2018  |  1 minutes  |  139 words  |  

So we got lucky on the rain, 10 cool guys showed up and we got after it. Nice slow jog up to a parking lot, did 23 Merkins in honor of my son Gibson, 10 Windmills, 10 Plankjacks and 10 Hill Billies. Part one was some Fry Daddy ’s Speed Racers, 5 Burpess and one lap, 10 Burpees and 2 Laps, 5 Burpees and 3 laps. Part 2 was slow jog to rock pile, we did curls, rows and tricep extension with some running to a variety of light poles. [Read More]
biner  bogo  chinese-downhill  coney  hi-liter  katniss  pbx  pet-sounds  pivot  trike